The calm before the storm...At 9:47AM eastern, barometric pressure is 29.95 inHg (or 1,013.5 hPa for those of you in the metric world) at sea level and trending flat, the temp is 88 degrees, winds are about 5 knots, weather is holding steady.....mandatory evacuations in some of Miami-Dade storm surge zones are in effect, Irma will be here in 48hours.

Thanks, artman! I'm not particularly good with photography, just got lucky with this shot. As a matter of fact, got lucky with the watch as well - went to the flea market for a recon, seen the watch, but didn't have the cash. Returned a month later, with the intention to buy something, as the vintage watch itch (and the Zenith itch) had to be scratched. The same seller was there again, and the watch was still there...

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.Winston Churchill